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McIlwraith

MAKE THAT A TRIPLE, BARTENDER

QUICK QUIZ, kids. What do the bands Jimi Hendrix Experience, Cream and Nirvana have in common with Triumph Tridents, Kawasaki H1s and Laverda Jotas?

Open another beer to celebrate if you answered the number “three”. Yes folks, triples, trios, threes … (I almost said “threesomes” but that’s a totally different sport).

On stage, it’s just guitar, bass and drums pumping out great music, and in motorcycle land triple-cylinder engines have always appealed to those who want more

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